单选题Traditionally, universities have carried out two main activities: research and teaching. Many experts would argue that both these activities play a critical role in serving the community. The fundamental question, however, is how does the community want or need to be served? In recent years universities have been coming under increasing pressure from both the governments and the public to ensure that they do not remain "ivory towers (象牙塔)" of study separated from the realities of everyday life. University teachers have been encouraged, and in some cases constrained (强迫), to provide more courses which produce graduates with the technical skills required for the commercial use. If Aristotle wanted to work in a university in the UK today, he would have a good chance of teaching computer science but would not be so readily employable as a philosopher. A post-industrial society requires large numbers of computer programmers, engineers, managers and technicians to maintain and develop its economic growth but "man", as the Bible says, "does not live by bread alone., Apart from requiring medical and social services, which do not directly contribute to economic growth, the society should also value and enjoy literature, music and the arts. Because they can also promote economic growth. A successful musical play, for instance, can contribute as much to the Gross National Product through tourist dollars as any other things.

单选题(The workers) in the factory (demanded) that their pay (would be) raised (by) 20 percent.

单选题—I was wondering if we could go skiing on the weekend. —______ good.

单选题Sheraton Grand Shanghai Tai Ping Yang Hotel ______ with the best International Five Star Diamond Award from the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences in June 2006.A. presentedB. was presentedC. inspectedD. was inspected

单选题He decided to go for a sailing holiday ______ the fact that he was usually seasick (晕船). A. because of B. in spite of C. in case of D. as a result of

单选题The survival of the civilization as we know is ______ threat.

单选题The president (whom) the bank belongs, promised (to keep) all the board members (informed) of (how) the negotiations were going.

单选题Much unfriendly feeling towards computers has been based on the fear of widespread unemployment resulting from their introduction.Computers are often used as part of automated (自动化的) production systems requiring a least possible number of operators, causing the loss of many jobs. This has happened, for example, in many steelworks. On the other hand, computers do create jobs. They are more skilled and better paid, though fewer in number than those they replace. Many activities could not continue in their present form without computers, no matter how many people are employed. Examples are the check clearing (交换) system of major banks and the weather forecasting system. When a firm introduces computers, a few people are usually employed in key posts (such as jobs of operations managers) while other staff are re-trained as operators, programmers, and data preparation staff. After the new system has settled down, people in non-computer jobs are not always replaced when they leave, resulting in a decrease in the number of employees. This decrease is sometimes balanced by a substantial increase in the activity of the firm, resulting from the introduction of computers. The attitudes of workers towards computers vary. There is fear of widespread unemployment and of the takeover of many jobs by computer-trained workers, making promotion for older workers not skilled in computers more difficult. On the other hand, many workers regard the trend toward wider use of computers inevitable. They realize that computers bring about greater efficiency and productivity, which will improve the condition of the whole economy, and lead to the creation of more jobs. This view was supported by the former British Prime Minister, James Callaghan in 1979, when he made the point that new technologies hold the key to increased productivity, which will benefit the economy in the long run.

单选题______the teacher's suggestion, Tom finally found a way to settle the problem.

单选题Speaker A: Do you think I could borrow your car to go grocery shopping? The supermarkets outside the city are so much cheaper than the one by the school. But they are so far away. I'd be happy to pick up anything you need. Speaker B: Well, I don't like to let anyone else drive my car. ______ That way I can learn the way. A. But you must be an exception. B. Why don't we go together? C. However, I can pick you up on the way. D. But I wonder if you let me drive you up.

单选题At first Kate thought the Romanian girl could not speak and understand English. Nadia would not reply to anything Kate said. Kate was in charge of showing Nadia aroundon her first day at Buckminster Grade School. Kate could not figure out why the school had put Nadia in a class where she could not understand what people were saying. "Why did they do this?" Kate wondered aloud. "I mean, you can't learn if you can't understand the teacher. " Nadia's voice was a whisper, "I understand English. I will learn. " Nadia's English was perfect. Kate was perplexed. She couldn't understand why Nadia did not like to speak. Then she realized that morning being in a new country probably wasn't the easiest thing to do. There were hundreds of unfamiliar and unusual things to learn—all at the same time. "There're a lot of new things to learn, huh?" said Kate. Nadia nodded rapidly. In a quiet voice she replied, "Many things people say, I do not understand. I have been speaking English and Romanian all my life, but I do not know what some children are saying. For example, yesterday a boy asked if I could help him find the USB port on a thin black box he was carrying. Isn't a port a place for ships? It made no sense to me." "Don't worry," said Kate. "You'll figure everything out in time. You see, that thin black box is a computer. A USB port is a place where you can connect other machines to a computer. " Nadia and Kate were quiet after that. They took notes while the teacher gave a maths lesson. To Kate's surprise, Nadia put up her hand and offered to answer questions at the blackboard. Nadia handled every question the teacher gave her. Some of the questions were really difficult, and no one understood what was going on except Nadia and the teacher. When the teacher said that Nadia answered everything correctly, the whole class clapped their hands. Nadia was smiling when she sat back down next to Kate. "Some things," she said in a normal voice, "are the same all over the world./

单选题It was not until the accident happened ______.

单选题So far I haven't ______ any instructions as to what to do next.

单选题According to the passage, if a sportsman only thinks about winning, he will ______.

单选题Why do those rich people steal things _____ they could easily afford to buy them?

单选题These two countries are similar __________ they both have a high snowfall during winter.

单选题The chairman insists that there ______ a meeting to be held within the shortest possible time.

单选题The city has always been an engine of intellectual life, from the 10-century cafes of London, where citizens gathered to discuss chemistry and politics, to the Left Bank bars of modem Paris, where Picasso talked about modern art. Without the metropolis , we might not have had the great art of Shakespeare. And yet, city life isn"t easy. Now scientists have begun to examine how the city affects the brain, and the results are depressing. Just being in the urban environment, they have found, impairs (损害) our basic mental processes. After spending a few minutes on a crowded city street, the brain is less able to hold things in memory and suffers from reduced self-control. While it"s long been recognized that city life is exhausting, this new research suggests that cities actually dull our thinking, sometimes dramatically so. One of the main forces at work is a complete lack of nature, which is surprisingly beneficial for the brain. Studies have demonstrated, for instance, that hospital patients recover more quickly when they can see trees from their windows, and that women living in public housing are better able to focus when their apartments overlook a lawn. Even these glimpses of nature improve brain performance, it seems, because they provided a mental break from the urban life. This research arrives just as humans cross an important milestone (里程碑). For the first time in history, the majority of people live in cities. Instead of inhabiting wide-open spaces, we"re crowded into concrete jungles, surrounded by traffic and millions of strangers. In recent years, it has become clear that such unnatural surroundings have important implications for our mental and physical health, and can powerfully alter how we think.